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<blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3443145" data-attributes="member: 35788"><p>As I read the WotC books in general, most of their paragraphs about describing examples are meant to be examples that cast a broad net ... not listing every possible effect that could ever be ask. I'd allow it. But, I'd probably allow it on a more unique progression.</p><p></p><p>For example, say a ranger has favored enemies A, B, C in that order and thus with the appropriate benefits for that order.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly, because of RP reasons they no longer want B as their favorite enemy (and IMC there would have to be RP reasons to lose one). Say the ranger's husband is saved by a member of race B and the ranger suddenly has an epiphany of racial understanding. Since there is a decent RP reason, they want to remove B from their list and insert race D.</p><p></p><p>I'd allow it. But I would not allow the new order to be A, D, C. (In other words, I'd not allow a straight swap of D for B). As a DM and for RP purposes, I'd make the new order A, C, D. In effect, C gets a bump and D enters in at the lowest level since it is the newest. I'd also require that C's new bonuses are identical to B's old bonuses and D's new bonues are identical to C's old bonuses ... since there could be variation in what the higher bonuses are based on the way rangers get bonuses to their favored enemies.</p><p></p><p>I admit this is purely an interpretation of the rules, and not the rules themselves, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nonlethal Force, post: 3443145, member: 35788"] As I read the WotC books in general, most of their paragraphs about describing examples are meant to be examples that cast a broad net ... not listing every possible effect that could ever be ask. I'd allow it. But, I'd probably allow it on a more unique progression. For example, say a ranger has favored enemies A, B, C in that order and thus with the appropriate benefits for that order. Suddenly, because of RP reasons they no longer want B as their favorite enemy (and IMC there would have to be RP reasons to lose one). Say the ranger's husband is saved by a member of race B and the ranger suddenly has an epiphany of racial understanding. Since there is a decent RP reason, they want to remove B from their list and insert race D. I'd allow it. But I would not allow the new order to be A, D, C. (In other words, I'd not allow a straight swap of D for B). As a DM and for RP purposes, I'd make the new order A, C, D. In effect, C gets a bump and D enters in at the lowest level since it is the newest. I'd also require that C's new bonuses are identical to B's old bonuses and D's new bonues are identical to C's old bonuses ... since there could be variation in what the higher bonuses are based on the way rangers get bonuses to their favored enemies. I admit this is purely an interpretation of the rules, and not the rules themselves, though. [/QUOTE]
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